The Bike Washing Machine – Wash your clothes while you ride
Designers at the Dalian National University in China have come up with a design for a stationary bike which simultaneously washes your clothes while you ride. Bike Washing Machine (or BiWa) combines a stationary bicycle and washing machine, and when you ride the bike, the pedalling motion causes the drum of the washing machine to rotate. In addition, any superfluous...
“I return to the race that revealed me as a rider” Alberto Contador on Paris-Nice
On Sunday, Alberto Contador will start Paris-Nice his second race of the 2016 season, out of the four he has scheduled for the first part of the season. A factor which gives his return to the race a certain dimension is that he hasn't taken part for a long time. "The last time I raced was in 2010", recalls...
Tough day on the cobbles as Niki Terpstra takes victory at Le Samyn (VIDEO)
Dutch champion Niki Terpstra took his first victory of the season today with a solo win after an epic day in the saddle at le Samyn. The 190 riders who lined up at the start in Quaregnon faced heavy rain and strong winds, and this resulted in many abandons. Adding to the difficulty were several climbs and 16 sectors of pave...
Melanie Spath finishes 7th in the Individual Pursuit at her first Track Cycling Worlds
Irish rider Melanie Spath has finished in 7th place in the Individual Pursuit at the UCI 2016 Track Cycling World Championships today. The German born rider was riding in her first track cycling World Championships when she recorded a time of 3.40.03 in the 3km race against the clock. The top four riders will fight it out for medals...
Wildcard entries announced for the 2016 Tour de France
ASO, the organisers of the Tour de France have chosen the wildcard teams that will take part in the 103rd edition of the race. Three of the entries have been awarded to the French teams Cofidis, Direct Energie and Fortuneo-Vital Concept, with Bora Argon 18 of Germany also getting an entry. The race starts in Utrecht on Saturday July 2nd,...
Reinardt Janse van Rensburg wins 2016 Tour de Langkawi
The final stage of the 2016 Tour de Langkawi saw Andrea Guardini (Astana) sprint to his 4th stage win of the race. In the overall classification though, it was Reinardt Janse van Rensburg (Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka) who rode away as the 2016 Le Tour de Langkawi Champion. This morning it was only a flat 119km stage to Melaka that...
Amgen Tour of California announces team line-up
The 2016 Amgen Tour of California which takes place from May 15-22 will include 10 UCI WorldTour Teams, the most in the race's history. Top UCI WorldTour teams and riders will include Tinkoff, whose sprinter Peter Sagan won the race by the closest margin in its history (3 seconds), narrowly defeating young Ardennes Classic sensation Julian Alaphilippe of Etixx -...
Irish riders set to line up in Flandrian races
An Post Chain Reaction Sean Kelly Racing team are gearing up to compete in two Belgian races in the coming days. A quartet of Irish riders are set to feature in a couple of meetings that take place in the famous Flanders region this week. The Irish based outfit will be testing out the newfound strength and depth in their...
New study looks into skill levels of expert and novice cyclists
A research paper was published last week which looks into how skill levels differ between novice and expert cyclists. The research paper entitled "On the Skill of Balancing While Riding a Bicycle" was written by Stephen M. Cain, James A. Ashton-Miller and Noel C. Perkins. As part of the research, they tested a total of 14 subjects (4...
Fabian Cancellara could have a stretch of Strade Bianche named after him
Fabian Cancellara (Trek-Segafredo) is to-date the only rider to have taken victory twice in the Italian one-day race Strade Bianche, in 2008 and 2012. The race organisers have now said that if the Swiss rider can take a third victory in the race this Saturday, he will have one of the famous gravel sectors named in his honour. The UCI 1.HC...
Review: Élysée Leather Glove by Galibier
With the cold temperatures we’ve been seeing in late January and February I needed new winter gloves, my spring/autumn gloves weren’t keeping me warm in the current conditions. Along came a pair of Galibier Elyseé gloves to hopefully solve the problem and keep me warm and comfortable. Looks I didn’t know anything about the Elyseés when they arrived, and I was...
BMC’s Danilo Wyss caught up in incident involving motorbike (VIDEO)
Danilo Wyss of BMC Racing was caught up in an incident involving a motorbike at La Drôme Classic in France over the weekend which forced the rider to a halt. The incident happened on the same day as a more serious event involving a motorbike took place at Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne. In the Belgian race, Stig Broeckx of Lotto-Soudal was knocked down...